Age of Empires Online

Game Summary

Age of Empires Online invites players to create a living, growing online world, shared with friends and friendly rivals around the world. Marrying fresh features with classic RTS gameplay, Age of Empires Online pays tribute to the original game while incorporating a new look, feel, and approach that appeals to long-time fans, newcomers, and everyone in between.

While I'm not even going to attempt to claim that this bit is at all breaking in any way shape or form, I thought I'd bring it to you folks in order to quell any rising fears. If you picked up Halo Wars and loved it, odds are you immediately wondered what would come of any extended support and possible DLC. A few weeks back, word came that some former Ensemble employees set up Robot Entertainment, and independent development studio.
Well, March 1st marked the date of a press release where some of the upcoming goals and projects for the company are mentioned. Guess what... support for Halo Wars including DLC.
Hit the break for the release... Read More

Now that Halo Wars is complete, the time has finally come for Ensemble Studios to shut its doors.
Co-founder Bruce Shelly has logged onto his Ensemble blog to give his good-bye, and inform us of the company and site's ongoing status where Halo Wars is concerned. Read More

I love a good Limited Edition. Even if it's for a game I never plan to play, it's just neat to see what stuff they throw in there when it's done right (i.e. more than 32 hours of "Behind-the-Scenes" footage).
And those who get the Halo Wars Limited Edition look like they'll be well taken care of. The package comes with a neat Spirit of Fire patch, six Leader cards (powerful guys who can change the tide of battle), a prequel graphic novel called Halo Wars: Genesis, a "unique" in-game vehicle known as the "Honor Guard" Wraith, and even a Mythic map pack for that other Halo game, Halo 3. Oh, and it comes with the Halo Wars game, of course. All for $79.99. And if you preorder, you can get a download for a Warthog sporting flame decals. Nice.
Let's just hope that Microsoft doesn't blow it again. Yikes.
For the full press release, hit the cut. Read More